Advent, the period from Advent Sunday (inclusive) through the start of Epiphany. / Christmastide, Yuletide; the Twelve Days of Christmas, starting on Christmas Day and ending on Epiphany, January 6.

(Britain, Canada, New Zealand) A table decoration, in the form of a large paper sweet wrapper, constructed around a cardboard tube typically containing a paper hat, silly joke and a small novelty or toy; a pair of people pull the ends of the cracker causing an embedded device to make a crack sound as the cracker breaks in two and the contents are released.

plural of Christmas tree

(Ireland) January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany, and traditionally a day for men to do the housework.

(Ireland) January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany.

plural of Christmas cracker

The plant Sandersonia aurantiaca, native to South Africa. / Any member of the genus Blandfordia of flowering plants native to Australia. / Forest natal-mahogany (Trichilia dregeana)

A rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas, made from dried fruit and nuts.

(banking) A type of savings scheme in which a person pays in money through the course of a year and gets back a total at around Christmas time ready to buy gifts or treats for Christmas. Such schemes have been run by banks and retailers and generally only involve fairly small amounts of money.

A Christmas Day or Christmas Eve on which there is a ground covering of snow or snowfall.